Locked On Pirates - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Pirates

Locked On Pirates - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Pirates

Locked On Pirates podcast is your daily ticket to stay ahead of the game and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball. Hosted by Ethan Smith, a writer for Inside the Bucs, the Locked On Pirates podcast provides your daily Pirates fix with expert, local analysis, and coverage of all aspects of the Pirates franchise. Locked On Pirates takes you beyond the scoreboard for the inside scoops on the biggest stories from within the Pirates locker room and all over MLB. The Locked On Pirates podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.

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July 7, 2025 33 mins

Today I want to obviously talk about the weekend series in Seattle, Paul Skenes being an All Star again and the Pirates handling him as of late too, along with some other odds and ends I just have to get to.

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The Pirates and Paul Skenes head to Seattle and we talk about some all time greats who served our country too.

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The Pirates have won 6 in a row, and shutout the Cardinals for the entire series, Lets talk about the history of this run and how real it could be next.

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Pirates defense leads team to victory, but does this streak change the GM's fate or the Trade Deadline direction?

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MLB All-Star Game voting ignites fierce debate. Is fan selection flawed?

 

Our hosts analyze issues with the current voting system, suggesting radical changes to All-Star format. Ideas range from requiring starters to play full nine innings to implementing a "golden batter" rule. American and National League roster selections take center stage, with passionate arguments for overlooked stars. Could an all-Dodgers starting lineup becom...

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7-0 the Pirates beat up on the Cardinals. They’ve won their last 4 games 37-4, no NL team has done that since the 1906 Cubs. A couple player promotions and a preview of the rest of this Cardinals series.

 

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Folks, it’s not even an argument. This was the best series the Pirates have played recently, and statistically since the 1930s. We’ll talk about this, some generalities for the upcoming draft and who the Pirates might be sending to the All Star Game.

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June 27, 2025 35 mins

The Pirates didn’t play last night, and that means this episode will almost entirely be Ask Me Anything. You all delivered, now it’s my turn

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June 26, 2025 34 mins

Talk about last night’s game, how Paul Skenes did, how Jacob Misiorowski did and then I want to spend the rest of the show discussing what the Pirates actually have or should have for sale, and to whom specifically.

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June 25, 2025 32 mins

We have to talk about Oneil Cruz last night, a bit of a disturbing trend for Andrew Heaney and the trend of players being personally attacked at games.

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Today, I want to spend just a little time talking about how Nick Gonzales, Of course this nice win in Milwaukee and a bit about David Bednar too.

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Today, we’re going to spend some time talking about the underlying issues this team has on offense, and I mean beyond talent level, Braxton Ashcraft getting the spot start tonight in Milwaukee, and whining about players who have been traded.

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Today on our AMA, some really good questions came in, and of course, we’re going to discuss this Double header in Detroit. 

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Something about a double header still makes me feel like a kid, we’ll talk about that, I’m going to do an all NL Central Team. And we’ll wrap up with a bit about Billy Cook who got the call to replace Reynolds who is on the paternity list.

 

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The Bucs just got boat raced in Detroit. We’ll discuss a really strange decision by Don Kelly, I’m going to give you my All Ben Cherington Team, and we’ll talk a bit about Analytics in baseball including the misconceptions.

 

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When you want to get right offensively, heading to Detroit isn’t a great destination. We’re going to get started talking about this, we’ll talk about Joey Bart returning to the lineup and a quick rundown of some Pirates injury updates.

 

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What a frustrating weekend in Chicago. And the sad thing is, it’s by design. This team was built to pitch their ass off and win low scoring games. And this series is the ultimate in your face proof that it rarely works, even when it does.

 

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As the MLB trade deadline looms, teams across the league are strategizing their next moves. A surprising contender faces a tough choice: keep their breakout star or cash in for future prospects? Another team, on the cusp of playoff contention, must decide whether to go all-in for their superstar's potential final season or pivot towards rebuilding.

 

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Lets talk about the matinee finish to the Marlins Series, a bit about Cutch, players we’re going to likely have to trade and some Cubbies Series Eve type stuff too somewhere in there, ok? We got a lot to talk about today so let’s go.

 

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